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Graduate Student positions, Organogenesis and Cancer Program, Peter Mac

Posted by , on 17 September 2024

Location: Melbourne

Closing Date: 15 November 2024

Are you looking to do a PhD or Master’s degree in Developmental Biology, Cell Biology or Regeneration?

Are you interested in discovering how these processes are involved in cancer?

Are you keen to study as a postgraduate in one of the world’s most liveable cities, Melbourne, Australia?

 

The Organogenesis and Cancer Program at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre (Peter Mac) is recruiting for 2025!

 

The Program is comprised of six labs, and around 50 staff and students, from 20 countries. Our research uses live imaging of cells and molecules, genomics, genetics, molecular biology, proteomics and metabolomics in flies, fish, mice and human tissues. Peter Mac is based in Parkville, in central Melbourne, within Australia’s largest biomedical precinct.

 

Interested students should be competitive for International scholarships, offered by the Australian Government and administered through the University of Melbourne.

 

The labs and their research interests are:

 

Louise Cheng – stem cells, inter-organ crosstalk and cancer cachexia

Andrew Cox – cellular metabolism, organ growth and liver cancer

Najoua Laloui – cell death, RIP kinase signalling, immunity and cancer

Sarah Russell – T cell development, cell fate choice and immunity

Ben Hogan – lymphatic development, vascular signalling and blood brain barrier

Kieran Harvey – organ size control, Hippo signalling and mesothelioma

 

Further information and contact details are available here:

https://www.petermac.org/research/research-programs-and-labs/organogenesis-cancer-program

Closing Date: 15 November 2024

Scientific fields: Development and disease, Cell biology

Model systems:

Duration: Permanent

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